7th Semester 1 Exam Review

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What is taxonomy?

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The scientific study of how living things are classified.

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What is inference?

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A conclusion drawn from observations, such as 'The man hurt his neck after getting into a car accident.'

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What is the dependent variable in the experiment 'Do tall people jump further than short people?'

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How far the person jumps.

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Is the scientific study of how organisms are classified called binomial nomenclature?

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False. The scientific study of how organisms are classified is called taxonomy.

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Do organisms break down and build up materials in a process called homeostasis?

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False. The process of breaking down and building up materials is called metabolism.

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What is the independent variable in an experiment?

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The variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to test its effects on the dependent variable.

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What is a hypothesis?

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A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, which can be tested through experimentation.

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What is the scientific method?

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A systematic process for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge.

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What is an observation?

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The act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way.

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What is a controlled experiment?

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An experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time to isolate the effects of that variable.